Portrait

Sadness, melancholy and gloom have found an outlet in artists throughout history and in the depiction of figurative art. Through artists, humanity and their emotional and physical states are portrayed to be viewed and related to. The instant recognition of such a grave subject also plagues human history itself, thus carving out its own rightful spot amongst the history of art movements. In Edgar Degas' 1875 painting L'Absinthe, where viewers see a portrait of a young woman solemnly contemplating her situation, disengaged from their gaze, her surroundings, maybe even from herself.

Dark hues and colors define somber portrait painting and can highlight the cause of such sadness, whether that be the subject's emotional state or a greater rendering of the world's expanse and the human existence within it. Existential or not, the traits of somber artwork can be found in our own collection of portraits on Artsper. The portraiture work of Nicolas Fropo de Habart works the body in all its dimensions to create an absolute feeling of vastness while Antoine Stevens also depicts wandering souls in his dimmed portraiture. But given the nature of humanity, somber depictions of the figure are not entirely unexpected…

The Streets of Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€5,052

Love Letters

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€5,864

Christmas Festivities

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€5,593

Moon Kissed Streets of York, England

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch

€4,691

A glance at you

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€4,962

Contemplation of the Ocean

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€5,593

Ian and Oliver Hartt Diptych, Portraits

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 39.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,608

Hommage

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 162 x 130 x 5 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 2 inch

€12,000

On Your Tomb, They Won't Smell Nice V - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative

Obeka Simon

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,526

Carnival Tudor Girl

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€11,637

Gold Green Vitae

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 66 x 2 cm Print . 34.3 x 26 x 0.8 inch

€980

Washing Face

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 45 x 35 x 4 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch

€2,000

Portrait du peintre Sen Shombit

Alain Bonnefoit

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.3 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.5 x 0.1 inch

€335

La gardienne

Julien Cuny

Painting . 126 x 173 x 5 cm Painting . 49.6 x 68.1 x 2 inch

€3,600

Body

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€1,800

Plaisir Originel, Baby Zen

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 145 x 132 x 5 cm Painting . 57.1 x 52 x 2 inch

€8,400

Gentleman at a Paris Cafe

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€4,501

Sun Kissed Dreams

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.6 inch

€4,962

Endless Summer

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.6 inch

€4,962

Danceuse

Henri Fehr

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 7.3 x 0 inch

€524

A contemplating Soldier

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 292 x 98 x 1 cm Painting . 115 x 38.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,353

Mirades II

Teresa Riba

Painting . 27 x 21 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.3 inch

€600

Silent Dreams

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€8,299

She will come back

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 60 x 40 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 inch

€850

Marilyn No. 2, Icon Series III

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€8,931

The Ocean Shore in Italy

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€4,330

Angels and Demons (Portrait of Giorgio Morandi)

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

€950

Where the Light Stays 10 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€406

The gang

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 100 x 100 x 0.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,800

Incel un jour, incel toujours

G. Carta

Painting . 21 x 14.8 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.3 x 5.8 x 0 inch

€250

Radiance of Dreams - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, African

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 1 inch

€3,022

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€500

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€500

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€500

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€500

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€500

Autoportrait à la combi

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€950

Marché : Viandes

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Quiet Reflections

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€10,906

Smile

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,804 €1,479

Late night II

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€10,825

Pulchritude

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 72 cm Print . 34.3 x 28.3 inch

€980

Operating Room

Katalin Soós

Painting . 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€6,000

What Does The Future Hold 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Portrait, Modern Fashio

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€406 €333

Transanimisme

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Mon Soleil

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 95 x 145 x 5 cm Painting . 37.4 x 57.1 x 2 inch

€8,400

A moment in memory and dreams

Plamen Ovcharov

Painting . 67.6 x 57.5 x 2 cm Painting . 26.6 x 22.6 x 0.8 inch

€580

A strong man – Uncle III

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 280 x 85 x 1 cm Painting . 110.2 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch

€1,353

Tomorrow

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 57 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.4 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€1,600

Fleur bleue

Julien Cuny

Painting . 188 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 74 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 65 x 105 x 1.8 cm Painting . 25.6 x 41.3 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

404. Exit Not Found

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,000

Does It Get Better? - 21st Century

Obeka Simon

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,526 €2,071

Reste près de mon coeur

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 27 x 22 x 34 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.7 x 13.4 inch

€750

In Love

Ger Doornink

Print . 65.5 x 67 cm Print . 25.8 x 26.4 inch

€890

Variations en bleu sur fond noir

David Jamin

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€2,500

Portrait No.4

Renjie Gao

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,000

What Does The Future Hold 1 -21st Century Contemporary, Portrait, Modern Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€406 €333

Goteborg 2004

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 130 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,900

Fugitive

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 165 x 165 x 3.5 cm Painting . 65 x 65 x 1.4 inch

€12,000

Where the Light Stays 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€406

Fashion Paris

David Jamin

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Identidad fraccionada

Núria Bosch

Painting . 50 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€800

My Forever Summer

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 95 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 37.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,200

La pause

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

L'étincelle

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

Hard Way

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 150 x 170 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 66.9 x 1.6 inch

€3,500

Little One

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,804 €1,479

Embrace

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 16 inch

€189

The Boy

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 69.5 x 49.5 x 4 cm Painting . 27.4 x 19.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,800

Le plongeon

Julien Cuny

Painting . 126 x 173 x 4 cm Painting . 49.6 x 68.1 x 1.6 inch

€4,200

Study of angel 2016

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€1,000

La Voluptueuse

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 149 x 108 x 5 cm Painting . 58.7 x 42.5 x 2 inch

€8,400

La chenille

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 60 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,200

Deeper no. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 57.2 cm Painting . 30 x 22.5 inch

€1,380

A strong man - Dad

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 280 x 95 x 1 cm Painting . 110.2 x 37.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,353

Portrait No.3

Renjie Gao

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,000

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 9.3 inch

€300

Quiet Strength 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Modern, Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€406 €333

Dandy in the garden of black roses & Terrifying night of the first transformation

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 50 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

€4,511

Jean trouve que le white spirit ça pue

G. Carta

Painting . 21 x 14.8 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.3 x 5.8 x 0 inch

€250

White River

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 90 x 55 x 1.8 cm Painting . 35.4 x 21.7 x 0.7 inch

€2,000

Labake - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait of African Woman, Blue

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 121.9 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,165 €1,775

Surely I Will Fly - 21st Century

Obeka Simon

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,526 €2,071

Contemporary portrait "Travel Companion"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Lovers

David Jamin

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€4,200

My Brother's Room

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€5,500

Consultation

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,200

Girl with Dog

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€11,000

The Phenomenon

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 55 x 45 x 4 cm Painting . 21.7 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,000

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€5,000

Seven days running over the fields (diptych)

Melinda Matyas

Painting . 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,700

La poupée

Marta Grassi

Painting . 146 x 89 x 4 cm Painting . 57.5 x 35 x 1.6 inch

€2,800

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